1.Review Kohlberg’s theory of moral reasoning, with a particular focus on how reasoning differs at the pre-conventional, conventional, and post-conventional levels.
2.Recruit 4 people varying in age from 12 through adulthood to assist you (press your friends, relatives, or neighbors into service!) – at least 1 of the 4 people should be between 12 and 20 years old.
3.Read the following 3 moral dilemmas to each of your “participants” and record their responses.
4.In a minimum 550 word response, summarize the four responses to each situation and characterize the level of moral reasoning that each explanation represents using Kohlberg’s theory (make sure to indicate the age and gender of each respondent in your paper, but please do not provide their actual names – initials are fine).
5.Do you find any correlation based on gender or age ?
Moral Dilemmas:
1.A single mother with two young children does not have enough money to buy food. The children are hungry and crying and the mother is thinking of stealing some food from the grocery store. Should she do this or not?
2.You are in a store and notice that your friend is shoplifting. What do you do?
3.You are a psychologist and your patient has just told you that he intends to kill his wife. You think it is just an idle threat, but you aren’t sure. Should you report the threat to the police or should you remain silent as the principle of confidentiality demands?
4.You and your friend find a bag left at the bus stop; you look in and find one thousand dollars. You recall that the person that left the bag was an old retired woman living in the same apartment complex as you. Your friend wants to keep the money. What do you do?
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